Canada has a lot of knowledge that everyone knows, such as the second largest land area in the world, the vast land is sparsely populated, the longest coastline in the world, it has the Rocky Mountains, the capital is Ottawa, and the largest city is Toronto...
But there is some "cold knowledge" about Canada, I am afraid that even Canadians are not clear. Unbelief? Let's take stock and understand:
Everyone knows that Canada is sparsely populated, but you may not know that more than 90% of Canada's land is uninhabited and more than 90% of the area is not covered by roads!
Source: ArcticKingdom
Therefore, although Canada has an area of nearly 10 million square kilometers, the actual inhabited area is less than 1 million square kilometers.
Who says a good neighbor is always a good neighbor? The United States invaded Canada twice, in 1775 and 1812, both of which failed. But this can not be regarded as a war between the United States and Canada, because Canada was only established in 1867, and it can only be said that the United States before the founding of the United States and the United States not long after its founding attacked the British colonists in Canada...
Source: HuffPost
Didn't expect that, right? Santa Claus is actually a Canadian citizen and has a Canadian passport. Canada has even created a post office and zip code for Santa Claus. It's just who exactly is Santa Claus... Canadians don't know either!
Although the license plates of various countries around the world have their own characteristics, they are basically rectangular, with the exception of Canada's Northwest Territory: the license plate is actually a polar bear shape. Even if you are not a driver in the Northwest Territory, you want to buy one to take home and collect.
Canada is rich in freshwater, but more abundant than you can imagine: there are 879,800 freshwater lakes in total, more than the rest of the world combined! There are 563 large freshwater lakes in Canada alone covering more than 100 square kilometers!
Image source: Disney
Another cold fact: the beloved Winnie the Pooh is based on a Canadian bear named Winnie, and its hometown, Winnie in Manitoba - Winnie, was changed after the name Winnipeg.
Beavers love to build dams, and Canada's beavers are definitely the best dam builders: the world's longest beaver dam is located in northern Alberta, Canada, and the total length is a staggering 850 meters!
Source: CanadaEnclyopedia
During World War II, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and as a result, Canada, as the younger brother of the United States, took the lead in declaring war on Japan ... Didn't you expect it?
Canada was founded in 1867, but it was not until 1982 that it broke away from the constitution of the United Kingdom and became an independent constitutional state. So it can also be understood that Canada is only 40 years old this year.
Some people joked: Canada is the birthplace of pasta, because Canada ranks first in the world in per capita consumption of pasta, surpassing Italy!
It is said that the Middle East and the United States are oil countries, but don't ignore Canada, because Canada's oil reserves are second only to Saudi Arabia, ranking second in the world, but they don't exploit themselves.
Source: USAtoday
This knowledge is also cold enough: the production of dollar bills requires a special green ink, and this green ink was invented in Canada, so it can be understood that the dollar is made in Canada.
People say that the light bulb was invented by Edison, but in fact the inventor was Canadian, named Henry. Woodward, Edison simply bought the patent from him, and named it tungsten light bulb.
Source: CancerCouncil
Canada has the strictest smoking ban in the world, but smoking cannabis is legal. Maybe in Canada's mind, marijuana is an ordinary cigarette, and cigarettes are drugs...
Canadian websites can stream Detective Conan, but not Detective Conan's anime books! Because there are criminal plots in it, some of the pictures are still relatively bloody, which is not conducive to reading by minors.
Source: TravelLeisure
This happened in 1967, such a huge Eiffel Tower, why did it almost move to Canada? This was because Montreal hosted the 1967 World's Fair to showcase the unusual relationship between Quebec and France.
Among the G20 countries, Canada is the most suitable country for women to live in, because Canada has done very well in terms of gender equality and gender equality in the workplace.
Source: SBS
Canada is a relatively traditional country that protects not only the local taxi industry, but also local music: Canada's major radio stations have stipulated that at least one-third of the music broadcast must be local.
The last trivia is also confusing: How did playing cards become Canada's currency? This is actually a "playing card coin" commemorating the French colonial period, not playing cards in the true sense.
Source: Canadiancoinnews
How much do you know about these Canadian cold knowledge?